Wichita eagle., 1887-02-20


Lillian Brown has been giving them all the
business of the piece so it will be superior TO
many OF the travelling companies. Mrs
Norris left Friday evening for Topeka and
| Kansas City to secure the costumes neces-
sary for the opera. She will return the first
of the week and be present at the rehearsal
Monday eve Mr.. and Mrs. Norris have
produced the piece in a number OF large
cities. and claim this TO be by far the best
cast and the handsomest maidens they have
ever had Following is the cast in full
Officers Dragon Guards]
| Ma ior MungaJroyd. ........-.N Ill Bfacken
| Lieut. The Duke OF Dun
stable .............B. Is. Cushnan
| Reginald Bunthorne. .......-: III Alden
| Archibald GrosvenOr.. Wiil Collins
Lady ANGELA ... Miss Kate Murdoch
| Lady Saphla Miss Artie Earl
Lady Ella Mrs j. Sohn
Patience IA Daisy Milk Maid
.......M Miss Lillian Brown
Rapturous Maidens-Mrs. w. 2. Stem and
the Misses Sappenfieid, Wooicock, Fab
rinue, Tusch, Woodbury., Neidei lander,
York, Osborn, Suits, Ross. Llttell, Struble,
Bald win, Miller, Hazen and Ross.
Dragon Guards-Messrs. Garst, Bracken,
Meeker, Gully, Hazen, Hoffmaster, Miner
Daily, Ladd, Baldwin, Shepard, Evans,
Ramsey, Armstrong and Owens.
THE CHAUTAUQUA.
The Chautauqua circle met Tuesday
evening at to, residence of Mr. Chas. Law
renee Although all the members were not
present the attendance was very encourag-
ing considering the excitement and the NUM-
Der of other attractions in the city.
At the ca ling of the roll each member
gave the name of person celebrated for the
founding of some educational institution, the
circle to tell the name of the institution.
The exercises were opened by the usual
review of the weeks reading. character
sketch of Dr. Thomas Arnold, of Rugby, was
read by E. E. Harris. The review OF the
Chautauqua movement by Mr.. Lawrence
was quite as interesting as instructive to the
circle.
There being nothing. of Importance on the
evenings programme, after the lesson being
appointed for the circle adjourned
GARFIELD OPERA HOUSE.
Fatinitza is the non de plume of gay
Young Russian cadet, who disguised as
peasant girl obtains position in the family
of a Russian general (kantshokoffl and wins
his admiration, at the same time the love of
his niece the Princess Lydia. The first
scene is at the camp on the Danube, where
the general again meets his inamorata, who
keeps up the deception and at the close of the
act the supposed FatintZa as well as the
princess are captured by the Turks.
In the second act we are with the Turkish |
party and the two prisoners are brought As
to the Pasha: voluble newspaper
accompanied by the sergeant
Of the company proposes ransom for the two
prisoners, and finally during shadow pan
,omime entertainment the Russian party
ross the frozen river, defeat the Turks and
'eca pture the two prisoners.
In the last act the matters become cor,plI
.ated as the general is determined to marry
he charming FatiniZa who has now resumed
lis male attire, and calls himself the brother
If the absent fair one He wins the generals
onsent to his marriage with the princess
md with the assistance of truthful % news
ty of his tribe, they pursusde the general
hat his beloved one is dead, and while he
nourns they laugh at the demise of an Indi-
-idual who never existed save i'll their i'm
gination.
This opera ran for eleven weeks in New
York at the Fifth avenue theatre, four
months in Philadelphia, as well as III all lead
~ cities. Fred Dixon was in the original
asst and formerly played the general, as well
5 the reporter Amy Harvey, who has
layed the part of the gay cadet with the
reatest success at Chicago and Boston, will
Istaln the same role here. Arthur Percys
lagnificent bass voice viii tell to advantage
the general, q part immortallzed by My
On Whitney. Nettje Kun who made sucn
hit by her vivaclous rendering OF her part
l Ermine, will be the princess. Several
,embers of the Casino opera company vii.
Ike part and the costumes AMI scenery Will
e new for the occasion. First performance
desday END.
EMMA ABBOTT.
A telegram from Montana almost settles Y
lis important engagement the matter Will I
2 finally closed by Wednesday next, and I
lis troupe of over fifty people, with an Oh
lestra second only 70 that of Theodore
homas, Will delight our music loving cIti-
ms, while this much talked, succnient, en-
ancing. awe inspiring, invlgoratiDS and ex
ting Abbott kiss, Will interest our young
ks. q
THE PEOPLES THEATRE
The Peoples again well filled last
ght 10y an appreciative audience Miss -
re is rapidly springldg into favor with
eatre goers At the close OF the secoGd a
enc Miss Lee was called before the curtain
Il Monday Will be presented Miss Lees p.
Of WillIie Collins novel en-
tied the New Magi aien. The conpan.
ppurting Miss Lee are fast finding favor =
tn the patrons Of the house. i